http://www.ravenslocker.com Daily Blog for Baltimore Ravens Mon, 05 May 2008 14:57:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Ravens have signed safety Jim Leonhard.  Leonhard is a tad small at 5'8", 185 pounds but he doesn't have a problem with sticking offensive players.  He played in 13 games with the Bills last season and he finished with 54 tackles, defensed 3 passes and he had 2 interceptions.  ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/05/05/the-baltimore-ravens-sign-safety-jim-leonhard/ Ray Rice was drafted to back up Willis McGahee.  Rice was outstanding at Rutgers since the day he arrived there.  Rice played in 37 games (all starts) at Rutgers and he carried the ball 910 times for 4,926 yards (5.4 ypc) with 49 TD runs.  Rice also caught 37 passes ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/04/27/2-55-ray-rice-rb/ The Ravens traded up to nab QB Joe Flacco who they had rated as the #2 QB in this draft.  Flacco has nice size at 6'6", 232 pounds but he doesn't have much agility and he runs a 4.95 40.  Flacco has a very strong arm but he played against ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/04/27/1-18-joe-flacco-qb/ The Ravens have acquired cornerback Fabian Washington from the Oakland Raiders for a 4th round pick in this year's NFL Draft.  Washington played in 15 games (3 starts) for the Raiders last season and he made 40 tackles, defensed 8 passes and he intercepted 1 pass.  Washington has now played ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/04/27/the-baltimore-ravens-acquire-cb-fabian-washington-from-the-raiders/ The Ravens have lost tight end Quinn Sypniewski for the 2008 season due to a torn ACL.  Sypniewski played in 15 games for the Ravens last season and he caught 34 passes for 246 yards (7.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has now played in 31 games in his ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/04/22/the-baltimore-ravens-lose-te-quinn-sypniewski-for-the-season/ 35-year old Steve McNair has decided to hang up the cleats.  He played in 6 games for the Ravens last season and he completed 133 of 205 passes (64.9%) for 1,113 yards with 2 TD passes and 4 interceptions (73.9 QB Rating).  McNair also carried the ball 10 times for ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/04/18/steve-mcnair-retires-from-the-baltimore-ravens/ The Ravens were one of only a handful of teams that got production out of every player they drafted in 2007.  Offensive guard Ben Grubbs was the first round pick for the Ravens and he played in all 16 games and started 12 of them.  Grubbs will be a good ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/04/09/the-2007-nfl-draft-was-a-good-one-for-the-baltimore-ravens/ The Ravens have signed CB Frank Walker to a 2-year, $3.5 million dollar contract.  He played in 12 games last season for the Packers and he made 17 tackles and defensed a pass.  Walker has now played in 53 games in his NFL career and he has made 84 tackles, ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/03/13/the-baltimore-ravens-sign-cb-frank-walker/ The Ravens have signed linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo to a 4-year, $4.925 contract.  He played in 16 games for the Bears last season and he made 20 tackles and forced 2 fumbles.  He has now played in 80 games in his NFL career and he has made 130 tackles, defensed 1 ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/03/07/the-baltimore-ravens-sign-lb-brendon-ayanbadejo/ With all of the trouble the Ravens had throwing the football they should have just fed their running backs more.  Willis McGahee did a solid job replacing Jamal Lewis but they should have got him the rock a little more last season.  McGahee played in 15 games (all starts) last ... http://www.ravenslocker.com/2008/02/13/the-baltimore-ravens-should-have-kept-the-ball-on-the-ground-more/